AFibbers Database: Margaret

Name	Margaret
Location	U.S. - Michigan
Age	49
Diagnosed condition	lone atrial fibrillation
Years with condition	3
Frequency of episodes	2 -3 x year
Duration of episodes	30 mins avg; longest was 6 hours. Have always converted on own.
Event preceding first AF	Caffeine intake
General health	good health, have never smoked, drink wine
Current state	For one year on atenolol, no problems at all; then this year 3 episodes so far; concerned that condition will continue to worsen
Triggers	Stress Caffeine Fatigue Ectopic beats
Preventions	Stop ectopic beats before they get into a fib by deep breathing, holding breath, massaging neck, sometimes going for vigorous walk. Once started -- try same things.
Current medications/side effects	Atenolol 25 mg twice a day Rhythmol only when needed to stop episode (only used once so far -- today!) No side effects to date
Future plans	If condition worsens, thinking of ablation
Check list	acebutolol amiodarone (cordarone,pacerone) anisindione (miradon) atenolol (tenormin) aspirin azimilide bepridil betaxolol bisoprolol (monocor,emconcor) bretylium bucindolol carvedilol cibenzoline dicumarol digitoxin digoxin (lanoxin) diltiazem (cardizem) diphenylhydantoin disopyramide (norpace) dofetilide (tikosyn) dronedarone encainide esmolol (brevibloc) ersentilide flecainide (tambocor) gallopamil ibutilide (corvert) lidocaine mibefradil metoprolol (lopressor,toprol xl) mexiletine moricizine nadolol phenytoin procainamide propafanone (rythmol) propranolol (inderal) quinapril (accupril) quinidine (quinaglute) sotalol (betapace) tedisamil timolol tocainide trandolapril (mavik) valsartan (diovan) verapamil (calan,isoptin) warfarin (coumadin) asthma diabetes GERD/acid reflux hypertension hypotension hyperthyroidism hypothyroidism adrenergic vagal familial idiopathic/lone paroxysmal permanent/chronic atrial flutter cardiomyopathy CHF PAC PVC SVT syncope bradycardia tachycardia heart block myocardial infarction rheumatic heart diease sick sinus syndrome stroke WPW electrical cardioversion defibrillator pacemaker ablation bypass maze Male Female

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